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14 I M PS E . O R G CO R N E R TECH BY KOREY PEREIRA MPSE AVID MTRX STUDIO: The Perfect Interface for Post Professionals B uilding out a studio whether at home or in a commercial facility can be a lot of work. I recently upgraded my home studio from 5.1 to 7.1.4 to be able to edit and even mix for Dolby Atmos Home Theater. One of the bigger challenges was figuring out how to route audio, control levels and tune the speakers to the room. With a large number of professionals adapting to working from home at least part of the time, I have a feeling many readers might be going through the same process themselves. While many of you have worked in a room with a MTRX, fewer may be familiar with Avid's newest addition to the Digilink-equipped product line, the Pro Tools | MTRX Studio. While comparably priced to the MTRX Base unit, the MTRX Studio comes fully loaded and only takes up a single rack space. Whether you are looking to set up a room for stereo, 9.1.6, or anything in between, the MTRX Studio from Avid is the perfect solution for anyone working in post sound. Plenty of 1/0 Utilizing both Digilink ports and connected to either an HD Native or HDX Card, you have up to 64 channels of I/O in Pro Tools. While it is not modular like the MTRX, the MTRX Studio packs plenty of functionality into such a small form factor. You have 16x16 balanced audio on DB25 connectors, a dedicated pair of TRS outputs, and two headphone amps that are individually assignable. While it lacks AES on the chassis like the MTRX, the MTRX Studio does have 16 channels of ADAT. If you find yourself needing additional I/O, the MTRX Studio also offers up to 64 inputs and outputs via Dante. When paired with a Dante-enabled amplifier, like the Crown 8|300 DA, you can cut down your output wiring to just a few Ethernet cables. Companies like Audiante and Focusrite also offer a number of expansion solutions for both inputs and outputs via Dante. There are also a number of other manufacturers now offering native Dante support on their audio devices as well.